Let us begin now

 

“Come, follow me,” the Savior said. Then let us in his footsteps tread,

 

For thus alone can we be one With God’s own loved, begotten Son

Jesus’s teachings were not meant to be theoretical. Always they were to be acted upon. Jesus taught, “Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man” and

“Blessed is that servant, whom his lord when he cometh shall find so doing”….

Savior, may I learn to love thee, Walk the path that thou hast shown. …

 

Savior, may I learn to love thee Lord, I would follow thee.

“Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect”. The purpose of this teaching and the purpose of following our Savior is to come to the Father, whom our Savior referred to as “my Father, and your Father; and … my God, and your God”.

From modern revelation, unique to the restored gospel, we know that the commandment to seek perfection is part of God the Father’s plan for the salvation of His children. Under that plan we are all heirs of our heavenly parents. “We are the children of God,” the Apostle Paul taught, “and if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ”. This means, as we are told in the New Testament, that we are “heirs … of eternal life” and that if we come to the Father, we are to “inherit all things” all that He has a concept our mortal minds can hardly grasp. But at least we can understand that achieving this ultimate destiny in eternity is possible only if we follow our Savior, Jesus Christ, who taught that “no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”.

We seek to follow Him and become more like Him, here and hereafter.

Is it enough alone to know That we must follow him below, While trav’ling thru this vale of tears? No, this extends to holier spheres. … For thrones, dominions, kingdoms, pow’rs, And glory great and bliss are ours, If we, throughout eternity, Obey his words, “Come, follow me.”

 

Dallin H. Oaks

 

Let us begin now, to emulate Christ. Cast off forever will be the old self and with it defeat, despair, doubt, and disbelief. To a newness of life we come a life of faith, hope courage, and joy. No task looms too large, no responsibility too heavy, no duty is a burden. All things become possible.

 

Thomas S. Monson

 

There was no other good enough To pay the price of sin. He only could unlock the gate Of heav'n and let us in.

 

 

 

 

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